paperboards

Thick paper material

Paperboards is the plural of paperboard, a thick, stiff paper-based material heavier than regular paper but lighter than cardboard.

Used for packaging, book covers, and containers: The factory produces various paperboards for cereal boxes and shoe boxes.

The term often appears in industrial and manufacturing contexts where specific grades matter.

grades

chipboard

Compressed wood-scrap sheets

index · pressboard · grayboard · newsboard · millboard · boxboard · posterboard

packaging

cartons

Lightweight cardboard containers

cereal boxes · shipping · corrugated · food packaging · blister packs · sleeves · inserts · dividers · trays · clamshells

material

pulp

Soft wet mass

virgin · coated · uncoated · thickness · caliper · stiffness · rigidity · layered · laminated · bleached

manufacturing

mills

Factories or grinders

coating · converting · die-cutting · scoring · creasing · printing · embossing · laminating · slitting · sheeting

Opposites
material rigidity/thickness

paperboardstissue paper

Thin decorative wrapping material

tissue · tissues · tissue papers · newsprint · tracing paper

material composition

paperboardsmetal sheets

Thin flat alloy material

glass · textiles · vinyl · plastic sheets · plastics

Family

paperboard

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G